St. Stephen's Girls' College
| St Stephen's Girl's College
Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學
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| Coordinates | 22°17′01″N 114°08′38″E |
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| School type | Primary and secondary |
| Motto | In Faith Go Forward Chinese: 本信而進前 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Central and Western District |
| President | The Revd. KOON Ho Ming Peter Douglas (Chairman & Supervisor) |
| Principal | Ms Maggie CHAU |
| Staff | 89 |
| Grades | F.1 – F.6 (Equivalent of Grades 7–12) |
| Gender | Female |
| Number of students | approx 1,100 |
| Classes offered | 30 |
| Area | approx. 930 square metres (10,000 sq ft) |
| Colour(s) | Royal blue, sky blue, red and cobalt blue |
| Newspaper | Vortex Chinese: 漩思 |
| Yearbook | News Echo Chinese: 珏聲 |
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| Website | www.ssgc.edu.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖士提反女子中學 | ||||||||||||
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St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) (Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學) is a grant school in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church). Established in 1906, SSGC is a top girls' school and among the oldest schools in Hong Kong. It is managed by the St. Stephen's Girls' College School Council.
History
The school first opened in 1906. The first principal was Miss Carden. Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923. It has a history of voluntary social service and involvement in charitable work going back to 1920.
In 2001, the school was one of a group of "traditional élite schools" criticised by the then Secretary of Education and Manpower Fanny Law for what she saw as reliance on rote teaching. Staff from the school defended it.
School buildings
The Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College has been listed as a declared monuments of Hong Kong since 1992.